Maintenance Engineer

Allison Transmission - Lewisburg, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Lewisburg, TN

1,001-5,000 employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Maintenance Engineer at Allison Transmission is responsible for leading Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives aimed at continuous improvement in assembly and fabrication machining areas, with a strong focus on controls. This role involves developing troubleshooting techniques, creating maintenance improvement plans, evaluating machine performance, and implementing preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to enhance machine reliability and longevity.

Responsibilities

• Develop equipment troubleshooting techniques to identify root causes of failures and corrective actions.
• Create maintenance improvement/project plans to address top performance issues.
• Evaluate machine performance to identify top failure modes.
• Create preventive and/or predictive maintenance strategies to reduce emergency maintenance and extend machine component life.
• Analyze basic functionality of machines and recommend rebuild/replacement parts to restore good performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• High level of analytical data analysis and problem-solving abilities for unusual and difficult problems.
• Technical aptitude and knowledge of basic mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic concepts.
• Ability to interpret blueprints and engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of PC, CNC, and PLC controls, including PLC/CNC program editing and writing.
• High level knowledge and experience with preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• High level knowledge of manufacturing fabrication machining processes.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) environment.
• Hands-on experience as an industrial tradesman, service mechanic/engineer, maintenance engineer, or controls engineer.
• Familiarity with problem-solving and reliability tools such as DMAIC, Lean-Six Sigma, PFMEA, A3, 8D Corrective Action Plans, PDCA.
• Continuous improvement project experience.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer
• Opportunities for all qualified applicants
• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities